Swivel sign pouring closure



May 26,1936. 1.. R. PAUL 2,041,724

swivrzL SIGN POURING CLOSURE Filed May 21, 1,935

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Patented May 26, 1936 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,041,724 SWIVEL SIGNPOURING CLOSURE Leon R. Paul, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 21, 1935, Serial No. 22,540

12 Claims.

The invention relates to dispensing stoppers for temporary use inbottles and other containers during the delivery of pourings therefrom.

its contents in interval proximately the length of the cork, so thatfree pouring of the bottles contents is achieved.

An important feature of the invention resides in a circularly loopedframe within which a display disk is swiveled;

a weight preferably embedded in the disk serving to control the positionthereof so that a p icture, emblem or printed matter carried on the sidefaces of thedisk will be disclosed to an observer in an upright, orreadable position, when the bottle is tilted or moved to a pouringangle; this gravitationally induced swinging movement of the disk isaccomplished by providin g a supporting swivel-pin or the like extendingthrough the looped frame and disk and threaded upper part of the cork.

into a metal cap on the A further feature, to reduce cost of production,

is to provide extensions of the looped frame with suitable orifices forreceiving the pouring and vent tubes for eifecting direct connectionwith said frame.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of one form of the inventimal position;

on with the parts in norcordingly;

Fig. 3 is a horizonta the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a face view carrying a controlling swinging center;

1 section taken about on of a display disk member weight at one side ofits Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the disk taken on the line 5-5 of Fig.4;

Fig. 6 is a detail of a headed spacing or bearing sleeve which may beemployed;

Fig. 7 is a detail view of one form of a disk supporting frame and adiagonally on which the disk may be Fig. 8 is a detail of extending pinswiveled; construction showing interlocking parts of the disk supportingframe;

Fig. 9 is a top view of the disk supporting frame;

Fig. 10 is a top view 0 f a yoke member coacting with a part of the saidframe for firmly attaching it to the pouring tube of the stopper;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the preferred form of dispensing stopperof a more simplified construction;

Fig. 12 is a detail top view of the frame for supporting a swiveleddisplay disk;

Fig. 13 is a detail of the upper end of the pouring spout provided withan open slot;

Fig. 14 is a detail edge view of a valve connected to swing around saidslot; and

Fig. 15 is a detail top view of the valve.

In the drawing, I0 is a cork provided with a longitudinal bore II, and asmaller laterally aligned bore I2, through which a pouring tube I3 and avent tube I4 respectively, are passed and held in determined projectivepositions by frictional contact with the cork Walls of the bores. Ametal cap I5 has a depending skirt or flange I6 which has a driving fitover the top of the cork I0 and the cap also has orifices II whichcorrespond to and register with the bores II and I2 through the cork I0.

In Fig. 11 of the drawing a circular loop or frame I8, has terminalparallel arms or extensions IS, in which are orifies 2B and 2I throughwhich the respective flow and vent tubes I3 and I I are projected in atight fit, to permanently interlock the tubes and frame I8.

In the top portion of the pouring cross slot 22, of a size to receive atongue 23, bentinto a loop and back under a swinging gate or valve24,'and stop fingers 25, project from the valve at opposite sides of thelooped tongue, for

limiting the downward and outward swing of the gate 24, as shown in Fig.2 of the drawing.

In Fig. 11, the vent tube I4, is open from top to bottom, while the venttube I4, of Figs. 1 and 2 has side openings as at 26, and is closed atthe upper end by the floor of a socket 21, formed in the upper arm I9 ofthe circular frame I8a.

The means employed for permanently connecting the circular frame I! ofFig. 1, tothe pouring tube I3, consists in forming the terminals of thearms I0 into cross-curved plates 28, connected by a tongue and groovejoint 29 (Figs; '7 and 8) said curved plates being bent back to provideopposite hook flanges 30 adapted for interlocking engagement withoppositely bent hooks 3|, carried on the terminals of a yokestrap 32.

A display disk 33, is preferably made of light material such as wood andhas depressed side faces 34, surrounded by circumferential flanges 35,within which disks of printed or pictured paper or cardboard may be setby paste for advertising a product or for other purposes.

Approximating in thickness the wooden body of the disk 33, and confinedwithin an opening 36 therein, is a lead or other weight 31, and passingcentrally through the plane of the disk body, with its ends projectingto provide spacing means 38, is a bearing tube 39, having a bore for thefree bearing of a swivel pin 40, which has a screw head 4| bearing onthe upper reach of the looped frame and having threads at its lower endto engage a threaded aperture 42 in the metal cork 7 cap I5.

In Fig. 6 there is shown a short sleeve 43 having a spacing head 44, andtwo of these headed sleeves may be employed instead of the tube 39, byintroducing the tubes into either end of the bore through the disk, theheads 44 acting as spacers instead of the tube extensions 38.

In Fig. 16 there is disclosed a modified form of swiveled display diskand supporting structure, in which like parts have like indices as forthe previous figures. This view is partially fragmented for convenience.

In this latter modification the vent tube I4 is brought up and isextended in a circle l4 until its lower vented end A contacts with thecork ferrule l5 and is afiixed thereto, thus forming a circular loop inwhich the advertising disk 33, somewhat smaller on its externaldiameter, than the inside diameter of the vent loop I4, is pivotallymounted, as in Figs. 1, 2 and 11, to operate as described for thesefigures. The mounting of the pivot is as previously described for theother figures, except that the pivot structure passes through the ventloop and the terminal end of the pivot pin 40 passes through the ventloop foot at A. A vent hole V, may be located in the tube as disclosedin Fig. 16. This latter structure is simple and economical tomanufacture.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing stopper for bottles comprising a cork,- a flow tube, anda vent tube, said tubesprojecting through the cork; a single piece frameincluding extensions having orifices for receiving the pouring and venttubes respectively in interlocked relation with said frame and a displaydevice swiveled in said frame.

2. A dispensing stopper comprising a cork; a pouring tube and a venttube extended therethrough; a looped frame connected to said tubes; adisk swiveled in said frame and means for antomatically controlling theswinging position of the disk when the stoppered bottle is tilted todispense fluid therefrom.

3. A dispensing device comprising in combination, a stopper; a flow tubeand a vent tube associated therewith; a circular frame having outturnedparallel arms through which said tubes project and a gravitationallycontrolled member swiveled within said frame.

4. A dispensing device comprising a stopper; a flow tube and a vent tubeassociated therewith; a looped frame having turned out parallel arms,means for connecting the arms to said tubes; a disk swiveled within saidframe and a weight confined within said disk for controlling itsposition in the dispensing operation of said device.

5. A dispensing device comprising a bottle stopper; a flow tube; meansfor venting said bottle; a frame; interlocking means for connecting theframe to the pouring and venting means; a display disk; a tube extendingthrough the diametrical axis of said disk and extended at both ends tocontact the inner face of said frame; a pin extending through the frameand tube and threaded into said stopper for providing a swiveling axisfor said disk; and a weight in said disk for controlling its position.

6. A dispensing device for bottles, comprising in combination, astopper; a pouring tube and a vent tube; a gate pivoted to the top ofthe pouring tube and normally closing said tube; means on said gate forlimiting its outward swing when pouring; a frame supported on saidtubes; a disk swiveled within said frame on an axis aslant to thevertical; and means within said disk for con 0 trolling its positionwith respect to said axis.

' 7. A dispensing device, comprising a cork, a metal cap thereon; tubesextending through the cork; a frame having spaced outwardly turnedextensions formed at their ends with respective male and female portionsfor forming an interlocking joint, said ends being further formed withaligned curved faces and side hooks; a yoke-strap having'turned in endsfor interlocking engagement with thesaid side hooks for connecting oneof said tubes to the frame and means for connecting the other of tubesto said frame.

8. A dispensing device comprising a stopper, pouring and venting meansassociated with said stopper; a frame connected to the pouring andventing means and a display device mounted to gravitationally rotateaxially within said frame.

9. A dispensing device for bottles comprising a bottle stopper; meansfor pouring and venting through ed to said pouring and venting means; adisplay therethrough; a display disk; a weight within said disk, saiddisk having a radial bore passing therethrough; bearing sleeves withinthe ends of the bore and having spacing heads contacting the inner faceof the frame; and a headed pin extending through the upper portion ofthe frame and downwardly at an angle to the vertical through saidsleeves and bore and into top of the stopper.

11. A dispensing stopper comprising a cork, a pouring tube and a venttube extended through said cork, said vent tube being formed into a loopframe with its extended and looped ends connected to said cork and anadvertising disk mounted to gravitationally swivel in said loop.

12. A dispensing stopper comprising a cork, a pouring tube and a venttubeextending through said cork, a gravitationally controlled disk, andmeans associated with said stopper for pivotally supporting said diskfor gravitational rotation.

LEON R. PAUL.

said stopper; a circular frame connect-

